Why does the child have an earache?
The causes of malaise can be the following:
- external otitis - inflammation of the auditory canal, which can occur due to the boil in the ear canal;
- otitis media - appears due to diseases of the nasal mucosa and pharynx;
- colds;
- pain that arose from injury;
- hit in the ear of a baby's water or foreign object;
- increased arterial or intracranial pressure.
So, if the crumbs hurt the ear, parents need to first examine the child. So you can determine the cause of the pain. To do this, you must perform the following actions:
- Carefully examine the auricle of the baby for presence in the ear of a foreign body, furuncle. Do not do anything yourself, otherwise aggravate the situation. As soon as possible, consult a doctor.
- Press the cartilaginous protrusion in front of the hearing aid or pull the baby by the ear. If the pain intensifies and the baby begins to be capricious, then, most likely, he has otitis. If the baby does not react to your actions, then the problem is not in the ear.
- Measure the temperature. If it is raised and the child touches the ear, it means that the baby has otitis, eustachitis (inflammation of the auditory tube), etc.
- Examine the ear of the baby for the presence of secretions. If you find pus - you need to immediately call a specialist.
How to help the child with ear pain?
If a child has a fever and hurts his ear, then we'll look at ways to help the baby. Remember that in this situation, warming compresses can not be done categorically. Will remove an ear pain moistened in boric alcohol a cotton swab. You do not need to heat the alcohol. In order not to put a cold swab into the inflamed ear, warm the vial a little with a liquid (for example, in warm water or in hands).
If the temperature is not increased, then the first help is the compress. Make it at home very quickly and easily. Take a cotton cloth (you can 5 layers of gauze) and soak in a warm solution of water with vodka (proportion 1: 1). Lubricate the skin around the ear first with vaseline or cream. Apply the compress so that the auricle is open. On top of the wetted cloth, put the cut out circle from the compress paper (the auricle is also left open). And then - a layer of cotton wool and fasten with a bandage. Keep such a compress is necessary for an hour.
So, we have considered common ways how to relieve pain if the child has an earache.
If there is water in the eye, then it is necessary to dry it as soon as possible. This is done very carefully with a cotton swab or a hair dryer. A warm air stream is directed to the ear for 20 seconds. In this case, the hair dryer should be kept from the ear at a distance of 50 cm. Thus, you can prevent the appearance of an earache in a crumb after water procedures.
How to help folk remedies if the child's ear hurts?
There are also grandmother's recipes that will help your baby. Let's consider some of them:
- Drops from the juice of onions. In the oven, bake the onion head in the peel until the juice begins to come out. Squeeze juice through cheesecloth and warm bury in the ears.
- Drops of walnut oil. Through the garlic pass oil and bury 2 drops in each ear.
- Tampons from a mixture of onion and butter. Grate finely the onions, add linseed or butter. Tampon with the mixture received in the ear.
Drops of almond oil. Act as an anesthetic for otitis. - Drops of propolis and honey. Spirituous tincture of propolis mixed with honey (1: 1). Bury in the ear of the baby 2 drops at night.
Folk recipes are effective if the child has an earache. But parents should remember that this is only the first help that will ease the suffering of your crumbs. The most important thing you should do is show the sick kid as soon as possible to the doctor who will choose the right treatment.
Hopefully, our tips will tell you what to do at home if your baby has an earache.